Shadow Isles: Origins

The Neverworld··1 votes·80 views

I was recently thinking about my next upcoming Champion "Alicia" and how her twisted personality is unique. Sure, a person who's crazy and yet a mother is something that could work, but..

The Shadow Isles is a very mysterious place. Yet in the League of Legends universe, it is THE place from where abnormal creatures coming from - no matter if a headless rider, a spider queen, or a chain warden who's soul is even after his death restless.

Now I was thinking - what if Shadow Isles does not originate out of nothing, but rather has a relation to something similiar? What is the most used word for the beings of Shadow Isles? Terror.

And the Void? Terror.

No no, just keep reading - I'm not saying that both creatures are similiar, but..

What if the Void was not just a place where monsters and creatures are waiting to break out, but rather are beings like you and me - who live a life in the Void, while others like to feast on those in Runeterra. While it's true, it might be like I say - there is still no guarantee.

If we keep this theory - when Voidborns die, what does happen? Their souls disperse, part of their horrific and terroristic personality could manifest on a place that we call Shadow Isles. Those souls seek for creatures, animals, humans - to give them undead life and powers, to fullfill their dreams.

While this might be a terrible theory, I just thought of one of my earlier Champion Concepts. While we know there are voidborns who seek to destroy/feast in order to observe - what if there are voidborns who are actually not aggressive, but wise and already knowledged? What if those elders die? When its soul then seeks not for a devilish or evil dreams, but seeks for a person who fights to protect and who's wish are pure as his heart?

What if we had a Champion that originally has no powers, but his wish was to be strong enough to protect people? A new Support who could've some ghost-theme powers or void-related powers?

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jwf9991 votes

Well I mean that was kinda the thing with zac, not really powerfull util he was a lab subject and then he became super strong.

The Neverworld1 votes

Zac's originates from the most superhero's "accidental" superpowers. Like Spiderman who received his powers by the bite of a spider that was a lab subject. And many other.

My core theme was, that if my theory is right and every shadow isles Champion received the powers from the lost souls of the Void - What if there was a good soul of the Void? .. So when a good soul tries to find a good creature/human, it'll be same as a Shadow Isles creature, but without devilish and evil personality/theme.

jwf9991 votes

Hmm i see. It'd be like the Pre-void Kass skin, yes?

The Neverworld1 votes

No, it isn't about a skin..

jwf9991 votes

I mean the general art Becuase kass has the powers and is a regular person, but hasn't turned evil

The Neverworld1 votes

Do not feel offended, but I'm getting the feeling that you troll me ._.

You know the Shadow Isles? Champions like Thresh/Mordekaiser/Hecarim/ecetera?

What if those were originally humans and creatures, who were granted the powers due to the falling evil souls of the Void? And if so - Someone could get those powers, but not turn evil.

That's the theory of mine. It's some inspiriational thing for Riot to think over more in-depth characters instead of "obviously obvious characters" like for example Vel'Koz, who came from the void.. and that's all.

jwf9991 votes

Okay I see, so like a void-based lulu?

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